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Brown Water Navies Inland Naval Operations During the American Civil War Naval Mines, Torpedo Boats and Submarine Warfare HY 215 - Spring 2010 Wayne E. Sirmon, M.A., M.A.Ed. University of South Alabama

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Page 1: Brown Water Navies Inland Naval Operations During the American Civil War Naval Mines, Torpedo Boats and Submarine Warfare HY 215 - Spring 2010 Wayne E

Brown Water Navies

Inland Naval OperationsDuring the American Civil War

Naval Mines, Torpedo Boats and Submarine Warfare

HY 215 - Spring 2010

Wayne E. Sirmon, M.A., M.A.Ed.University of South Alabama

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US Navy

Inland NavyContributions

Riverine fleetMobile artilleryTroop movementLogistics

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US Navy

Inland NavyContributions

IroncladsMobile artillery6 x 32#, 3 x 8”, 4 x 42#, 1 x

12#

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US Navy

Inland NavyContributions

TincladsMobile artillery (2 x 30#, 4 x 24#)

Troop movementLogistics

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US Navy

Inland NavyContributions

Commercial VesselsTroop movementLogistics

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Naval Mines“Torpedoes”

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Naval Mines“Torpedoes”

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Naval Mines“Torpedoes”

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USS Montauk

Keg Torpedo

USS Cario

Command detonatedDemijohn

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USS TecumsehFretwell-Singer Mine

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Medals of HonorBattle of Mobile Bay

83 Sailors 83/307 = 27%

8 Marines 8/17 = 47%

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Union Ships Sunk or DamagedBy Confederate Torpedoes

Vessels Sunk29 12,734 tons

Serious Damage5 5,183 tons

Minor Damage8 9,868 tons

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Union Ships Sunk/Serious Damaged by CS Torpedoes

1862 1/0 512 tons

1863 2/4 5,605 tons

1864 14/0 7,124 tons

1865 12/1 4,676 tons 5 months

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Union Ships Sunk in Mobile Bay and Delta

Vessels10 34%

Displacement3,924 tons 31%

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FederalSubmarine Efforts

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Torpedo Boats

David

St. Patrick

Usually steam, semi submersibleSpar or trailing torpedo

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